Greenberg Fruit Co Recalls Joe's Pride Sweet Potato Yam Due to Listeria
Greenberg Fruit Co is recalling specific lots of Joe's Pride sweet potato yam after routine environmental tests detected Listeria monocytogenes on processing machines.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classification is FDA Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Greenberg Fruit Co is voluntarily recalling 4 cases (20 pounds each) of potato/sweet potato yam labeled "Joe's Pride". The product is packaged in poly bags inside cardboard boxes and bears the address 9705 I Street, Omaha, NE 68127. All affected products have a best by date of 7 days after the production date.
The recall was initiated after routine environmental test samples tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes on two processing machines. The agency has classified this as a Class I recall.
The affected product was distributed to foodservice establishments in Omaha, Lincoln, and Bellevue, Nebraska only. Consumers who have purchased this product should check for Lot number 16076 and discard the product or return it to the place of purchase.
The recalled product
- Product
- potato/sweet potato yam, Label states "Joe's Pride" and bears the address 9705 I Street, Omaha, NE 68127. Product is packaged in poly bags inside cardboard boxes. All products have a best by date of 7 days after the production date.
- Manufacturer
- Greenberg Fruit Co
- Category
- Food — Produce
- Hazard
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (1)
- Lot number: 16076
Distribution
Distribution scope not specified by the agency.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 10 recalled by Greenberg Fruit Co under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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